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The purpose of carrying out background investigations is to verify that applicants for employmentin sensitive positions do not have a history of activity that would make them unsuitable for theposition for which they are being considered. Failure or slack in performing pre-employmentbackground checks could destroy everything a business owner or manager has worked hard tobuild. Background checks and employee screenings are a must in today's business and domesticclimate. It is seen that companies and families often do not adequately screen their newapplicants. This can prove to be a big mistake as hiring crooks and cons can prove to beextremely costly and is liable to cause immense mental trauma.

Background checks serve many purposes. They tend to leave a person with the peace of mind inknowing that they have made the right decision in the hiring process. Business owners often feelthey are entitled to know details of their workforce and what their background is. Employers shouldalso include notification of the types of background checks carried out, in their pre-employmentliterature. Often employers do not have the time, resources or authority to complete such detailedinvestigations. In order to obtain this peace of mind, it is necessary to hire a backgroundinvestigation firm.

Background checking cannot furnish employers with everything they want, but the informationprovided helps in obtaining many other kinds of information. It provides information by accessingcriminal databases, sex-offender registries, workers compensation histories and critical screeningfor driver's licenses, employment history and educational history. Often conducting an appropriatebackground check can help a person avoid unwanted negative circumstances. In a business, abad hire can prove to be devastating for a firm. A low level employee possessing a previousrecord of fraud might mange to embezzle a few thousand dollars. They may also drive awaycustomers, or at the least consistently not show up for work costing you your hard earnedcustomers business. At the domestic front hiring an employee with a criminal or fraudulentbackground may prove to be disastrous. The purpose of a background check is to facilitateprevention rather than cure.